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Captain Tushin

Russian artillery officer

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Feb 02, 2024
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BOOK ONE

Book One, Part Two

Chapter 15

We meet the artillery captain in a tent where he is drinking with a bunch of soldiers who have abandoned their posts. Tushin is in his stocking, and smiles shyly: “The soldiers say it’s more comfortable within boots.” Andrei finds something attractive about this small, unsoldierly man.

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